Level 3 Teaching Assistant - Burton Upon Trent

Job Description:

Level 3 Early Years Teaching Assistant 
Location: Burton-on-Trent
Start Date: September 2025 (or earlier if available)
Contract Type: Full-Time
Salary: Dependent on experience

About the Role:

• Supporting children in the Early Years Foundation Stage within the schools pre-school classroom 
• Working closely with the class teacher to deliver engaging and age-appropriate learning activities
• Helping to plan, engaging learning activities and lessons weekly
• Promoting a safe, caring and stimulating learning environment
• Assisting with observations, assessments and classroom routines
• Managing a group of approximately 8 Key Children - monitoring individual development progress
• Maintaining a strong and positive parent partnership 

Ideal Candidate Will:

• Hold a Level 3 qualification in Childcare/Early Years or equivalent
• Have previous experience working in an EYFS setting (nursery or school)
• Be passionate about early childhood development
• Be warm, reliable and proactive in supporting children’s needs
• Have experience as a Key worker and monitoring individual development needs and progress

Smile Education will support you by:

• Offering a supportive and specialist consultant to advise you through your career journey 
• Listening to your feedback, preferences and queries effectively 
• Opportunities to support your ongoing professional development
• Competitive rates of pay to match your experience 

If you're a nurturing and enthusiastic Early Years professional looking for your next opportunity in a lovely Burton setting, we’d love to hear from you!

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.